diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..35f849f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# I'm using a bash script because if i set the target in .cargo/config.toml
+# i can't build for x86_64 anymore, which means I can't run the unit tests.
+TARGET="thumbv6m-none-eabi"
+cargo build --target $TARGET $@
diff --git a/scripts/flash.sh b/scripts/flash.sh
index 2f24e45..0d41f22 100755
--- a/scripts/flash.sh
+++ b/scripts/flash.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # i can't build for x86_64 anymore, which means I can't run the unit tests.
 TARGET="thumbv6m-none-eabi"
 cargo build --target $TARGET
-cargo run --target $TARGET
+cargo run --target $TARGET $@